The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-03-10

man colors-white, black, red-in their
buttonholes, and their ladies' in an hour
or so had managed to obtain the CORE
spending thing in flowers. This, OF
course, did not improve matters, and the
ball for the rest of the evening consisted
largely in couples of different political
affiliations sweeping past each other and
glowering savagely.
evening of tho day when the Germans
triumphantly entered Paris. That was
at the opera, but the emperor did not
happen to be present Remonstrances
and unpleasant scenes are said to have
been quite frequent just about that time
between father and son. However, it
all blew over, and the scenes enacted o.
few months later on by the commune in
Paris, as well as the repeated attempts
Oh tho life of his father made by nihilis-
tic conspirators considerably changed
the czarowitz's views and held in check
his sympathies for France, though those
sympathies never wholly died within
and still exist to day. How much of q
change time had wrought in him was
obviously shown when Alexander Ill,
after the assassination. of his father
assembled the throne. Thousands in
Russia expected in his proclamation to
his people some promise of larger iber-
ties, and if not q constitution outright,
at least an assurance from him that the
nation at large, through its representa-
tives, should have voice in making and
unmaking laws and in administering the
finances of the immense empire. But
neither in that document nor in the pub
liGhDI r,on,foctn ~ Nav 1901 lil
the new Emperor say word about this.
Quite tho contrary, he accentuated his
claims to autocratic power even more
had ever done. Loris Melmkow, re-
former of q mild pattern, was soon given
the go-by likewise and Ignatio appointed
in his place. SchIwaloi' followed, and
now it is even Tolstoi, man than whom
there can be nobody better qualified to
crush every liberal aspiration and rctard
every sort of progress and popular en-
lightenmcnt. The present Emperor's
foreign policy is too well known to need
comment, and tho fact that he has
thought II THO of such men rs Tolstoi,
De Gicrs, and Gorllko worthy Of the
highest honors and Of his special conf
dcncC, and that kuulbars whom recent
Ill ltlClc Ill tlllS l)uiIci SulllclcHIly tndruC-
tcrizcd, has of late likewise found favor
i'll his eyes and has even been promoted
to the grade of licutcnant general, speaks
volumes.
The family relations OF Alexander III.
have been uniformly pleasant. lie is n
devoted husband and fond and dutiful
father. From his union with the royal
Dano have sprung four childron-threc
sons and one daughter. The latter,
Princess Ncnia, is now nearly twelve
years of age, and is n lovely, nmiublt
girl, with blue eyes and fair hair, Of {
rare golden tint. The eldest son, Nicolas
was born May Is, 1865, and is fine
sturdy boy. George, the second, wa
born in 1871, and Michael iii 1873. Th
empress is still Il charming woman an(
wears her forty years with ease ant
grace. Though not much of musician
when she welded the Russian, she per
fectcd herself since in order to CRAFTY
his taste for music. The Emperor, how
ever, is only fond of fine Italian opera
and of tho melancholy simple airs and
folk-songs of his country. Dagmar sings
to him even to-day, when she wishes tC
please him.